Tips On How To Improve Your Painting Skills

 If you are an avid artist or just diligently wanting to improve your oil painting skills, you will need to learn new techniques. While it is never easy to adapt to these new techniques, it is important to continue riding the waves, since it is imperative in order to master your oil painting skills.

Oil Painting for All Beginners

As an oil painting newbie, you may be under the impression that using a ruler to draw will automatically improve your skills. Well, this is only a myth, because there is so much more to it and it will require a lot of dedication and practice, as well.

Limit Your Paints

It is important to select only 8-10 different oil paint colors, because mixing the paint together to create a specific color will be a challenge. Only select red, blue, and yellow as your primary colors, but you have to use white and try to stay away from black. By selecting a limited number of paints, you will be decreasing the challenge of mastering the paint mixing techniques.

Preferably Small Canvases

When you first start out, you may feel like you are ready to challenge your skills, by painting an extremely large mural or canvas. Instead, you should gradually work your way up to the larger size. You should also learn how to stretch your own canvases, since this can save you a lot of money in the long run. Purchase your stretcher bars and a roll of un-stretched canvas and practice, practice, practice.

Reading and Studying

Take the time to educate yourself on oil painting. As a matter of fact, you will find some educational material that focuses on the works of the old oil painting masters. If you take the time to replicate their style, you will become a skilled oil painter in no time at all, but again it is important to be patient and diligent.

Discover the Outdoors

If possible, you should discover the outdoor environment and challenge yourself to paint Mother Nature’s wonderments. Monet loved to paint the outdoors and so did Van Gogh, which is how their art became so popular. Many individuals choose to welcome nature into their home.

Conclusion

It is important to have fun, so you can master your oil painting skills, without the frustration and anxiety. If you push yourself too hard, you may grow to dislike the hobby all together. Allow yourself to grow gradually, so you will improve your confidence, as well as your ability to master oil painting.